#without

Without philosophy man cannot know what he makes; without religion he cannot know why. ↗

— Eric Gill

#know #makes #man #philosophy #religion

Remarkable is the greater openness of the Catholic Church towards people of other religious traditions and persuasions. The development has not been without problems, since some people have resisted it and others have pushed openness beyond the desirable point. ↗

— Francis Arinze

#beyond #catholic #catholic church #church #desirable

These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: Can't live with them, or without them. ↗

— Aristophanes

#get #how #impossible #live #poet

Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail to operate as a poison to the soul, however pleasant and salutary it may appear to be to the body. ↗

— Johann Arndt

#applies #body #cannot #fail #fear

I am one of those who would rather sink with faith than swim without it. ↗

— Stanley Baldwin

#faith #i #i am #rather #sink

I can't even picture being without rock 'n'roll. ↗

— Hank Ballard

#even #i #picture #rock #roll

At one time I thought the Editor of the Lancet would kindly publish a letter from me on the subject, but further reflection led me to doubt whether so insignificant an individual would be noticed without some special introduction. ↗

— William Banting

#editor #further #i #individual #insignificant

it is not true that good can follow only from good and evil only from evil, but that often the opposite is true. Anyone who fails to see this is, indeed, a political infant. ↗

— Max Weber

#morality-without-religion #oppression #politics #tyranny #religion

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may exert all her powers of pleasing without suspicion. All is safe with a lady engaged; no harm can be done. ↗

— Jane Austen

#always #cares #disengaged #done #engaged

The truly adult view [...] is that our life is as meaningful, as full and as wonderful as we choose to make it. And we can make it very wonderful indeed. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#life #meaning #meaning-without-god #inspirational